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Marine Iguana Species Profile

Marine Iguana Lizard Species
Marine Iguana Stats
Scientific Name:  Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Family:  Iguanidae
Adult Size:  Up to about 30 inches
Range:  Galapagos Islands
Habitat:  Rocky seashores




Marine Iguana Species Profile

No one has ever successfully kept these ultra-specialized lizards outside their native turf. They are dependent on living in a unique maritime habitat and eating algae in the ocean that can’t be duplicated in a captive situation. They actually dive beneath the surface to rasp algae from rocks – the sole food item that sustains them. Plan a visit to the Galapagos Islands some time in your life if you wish to see these living dinosaurs.
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